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Jolly_Independence70 t1_jbmkb7c wrote
Reply to comment by Refreshingpudding in With an absentee corporate landlord, Upper Manhattan tenants unite to demand repairs by natekrinsky
Go to https://whoownswhat.justfix.org/en/ and plug one of the addresses mentioned in the article into the search (like, 655 West 160) and that'll pull up a profile for the building that includes map showing associated buildings. Not all the dots on the maps are owned by Sugar Hill Capital Partners, but it's mostly accurate.
Amphiscian t1_jbmj0se wrote
Bullshit! The guy whose lawyer already was found guilty and went to prison for doing this exact thing on his behalf couldn't possibly have done anything wrong
shant_jan t1_jbmgmef wrote
Reply to comment by Evening_Presence_927 in Prosecutors Signal Criminal Charges for Trump Are Likely by mission17
don't worry, they'll still come it'll just take a minute for them to bake up something fresh
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1AngryBrotha t1_jbmbt9c wrote
Reply to Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
Surprise surprise. Wisconsinites in uproar.
Evening_Presence_927 t1_jbm9d7u wrote
The folks on this sub talking shit about Bragg are awfully quiet, given the size of this comment section.
Soap_ t1_jbm6j40 wrote
Reply to comment by coldbruise in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
Even with negative margins?
MajorAcer t1_jbm43hk wrote
Reply to comment by pandapantsnow in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
Ay, all I’m saying is society is using it.
switch8000 t1_jbm29af wrote
Reply to Greenpoint Ferry to Manhattan by DatGopherAnIdiotBro
I live near a Ferry stop, I've never done the regular commute, but ride often, as I prefer it and walking vs the subway. It can be pretty nice.
To help you factor times, the time tables on the ferry's website are accurate, they are spot on with times and basically won't go faster or slower than those.
You'd always want to be at the ferry spot 8-10 minutes before your scheduled departure time. Then on the other side, M-F there's a free shuttle bus that will take you around midtown. Unless you're immedietly on both sides, this city basically has a way of making every commute around 45 minutes. Could be subway, could be ferry, could be bike, usually around 45 mins. lol.
Would I do it regularly? Yeah totally, it's a super chill ride. You can bring your bike on now without an extra fee. The ferry is the best way to travel IMO. And you can use your commuter dollars towards it. If you think you do get motion, it's not too bad, but just keep a handful of ginger candies in your bag in case you want them. And they sell beer and coffee on board too.
ketzal7 t1_jbm1n18 wrote
Absolutely shocked 😂
Defiant-Sentence-303 t1_jblx6g7 wrote
Reply to comment by L0L303 in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
It's not an issue with electricity it's an issue with the bikes being in close proximity to each other
L0L303 t1_jblw1jr wrote
Reply to comment by Defiant-Sentence-303 in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
thats not how electricity works ...
KeepthePeaceHumanity t1_jblujiu wrote
T-sizzle-91 t1_jblt6dx wrote
Reply to Greenpoint Ferry to Manhattan by DatGopherAnIdiotBro
As another has said I see it as a nice luxury when I have a bit of time. By far the fastest commute I've found is cycling to Court Square and getting the E, sometimes 20 minutes door to door to my office near times square
pbeunttz t1_jblrlos wrote
Reply to Greenpoint Ferry to Manhattan by DatGopherAnIdiotBro
The ferry is pretty fragile and there's intense pressure from the condo developers on the waterfront to kill that ferry stop entirely. Luckily if you're going to midtown, you don't really NEED the ferry - taking the G to the E or 7 is fine
Arleare13 t1_jblrhmt wrote
Reply to Greenpoint Ferry to Manhattan by DatGopherAnIdiotBro
We can’t really tell you door-to-door times without knowing where the doors are! The ferry is generally a very pleasant and quick ride, but the landings are (obviously) on the river, so not necessarily the most convenient for everyone. Basically if you live right near one landing and work right near another, it’ll be great; if you’re a fair distance on one or both sides, it can be a lot longer.
bklyn1977 t1_jblpeu8 wrote
Reply to comment by Unfair in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
I had been active at meetings for a while. The application may have been more a formality. They need a range of voices so you need a good mix of parents, homeowners, students and so on. Get involved and push out the dead weight.
mission17 OP t1_jbloof0 wrote
Reply to comment by mission17 in Prosecutors Signal Criminal Charges for Trump Are Likely by mission17
> Even if Mr. Trump is indicted, convicting him or sending him to prison will be challenging. The case against the former president hinges on an untested and therefore risky legal theory involving a complex interplay of laws, all amounting to a low-level felony. If Mr. Trump were ultimately convicted, he would face a maximum sentence of four years, though prison time would not be mandatory.
> Mr. Trump’s lawyers are also sure to attack Mr. Cohen, who in 2018 pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the hush money.
> The $130,000 payout came during the final stretch of the 2016 presidential campaign, when Ms. Daniels’s representatives contacted the National Enquirer to offer exclusive rights to her story about an affair with Mr. Trump. David Pecker, the tabloid’s publisher and a longtime ally of Mr. Trump, had agreed to look out for potentially damaging stories about him during the 2016 campaign, and at one point even agreed to buy the story of another woman’s affair with Mr. Trump and never publish it, a practice known as “catch and kill.”
> But Mr. Pecker didn’t bite at Ms. Daniels’s story. Instead, he and the tabloid’s top editor, Dylan Howard, helped broker a separate deal between Mr. Cohen and Ms. Daniels’s lawyer. Mr. Trump later reimbursed Mr. Cohen through monthly checks.
> In the federal case against Mr. Cohen, prosecutors said that Mr. Trump’s company “falsely accounted” for the monthly payments as legal expenses and that company records cited a retainer agreement with Mr. Cohen. Although Mr. Cohen was a lawyer, and became Mr. Trump’s personal attorney after he took office, there was no such retainer agreement and the reimbursement was unrelated to any legal services Mr. Cohen performed.
> In New York, falsifying business records can amount to a crime, albeit a misdemeanor. To elevate the crime to a felony charge, Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors must show that Mr. Trump’s “intent to defraud” included an intent to commit or conceal a second crime.
> In this case, that second crime could be a violation of New York State election law. While hush money is not inherently illegal, the prosecutors could argue that the $130,000 payout effectively became an improper donation to Mr. Trump’s campaign, under the theory that because the money silenced Ms. Daniels, it benefited his candidacy.
> That would be a novel legal theory for any criminal case, let alone one against the former president, raising the possibility that a judge or appellate court could throw it out or reduce the felony charge to a misdemeanor.
> This is not the first Manhattan grand jury to hear evidence about Mr. Trump. Before leaving office at the end of 2021, Mr. Bragg’s predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., had directed prosecutors to begin presenting evidence to an earlier grand jury. That potential case focused on the former president’s business practices, in particular whether he fraudulently inflated his net worth by billions of dollars in order to secure favorable terms on loans and other benefits.
> But Mr. Bragg, soon after taking office last year, grew concerned about the strength of that case and halted the presentation, prompting two senior prosecutors leading the investigation to resign.
> Still, the portion of the investigation concerned with Mr. Trump’s net worth is continuing, people with knowledge of the matter said.
> Defendants rarely choose to testify before a grand jury and it is highly unlikely that Mr. Trump would do so. As a potential defendant, he would have to waive immunity, meaning that his testimony could be used against him if he were charged. Although he could have a lawyer present in the grand jury to advise him, the lawyer would be prohibited from speaking to the jurors, and there would be few limits on the questions prosecutors could ask the former president.
> In recent years, Mr. Trump has been wary of answering questions under oath, given the legal intrigue swirling around him. When the New York attorney general deposed him last year in a civil case, Mr. Trump refused to provide any information, availing himself of his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions more than 400 times over the course of four hours. If he testifies about the hush money to this grand jury, he will not have that option.
mission17 OP t1_jbloe60 wrote
> The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently signaled to Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that he could face criminal charges for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn star, the strongest indication yet that prosecutors are nearing an indictment of the former president, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.
> The prosecutors offered Mr. Trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. Such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close; it would be unusual for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultimately seeking charges against him.
> In New York, potential defendants have the right to answer questions in the grand jury before they are indicted, but they rarely testify, and Mr. Trump is likely to decline the offer. His lawyers could also meet privately with the prosecutors in hopes of fending off criminal charges.
> Any case would mark the first indictment of a former American president, and could upend the 2024 presidential race. It would also elevate Mr. Bragg to the national stage, though not without risk.
> Mr. Trump has faced an array of criminal investigations and special counsel inquiries over the years but has never been charged with a crime, underscoring the gravity of Mr. Bragg’s inquiry.
> Mr. Bragg could become the first prosecutor to charge Mr. Trump, but he might not be the last.
> In Georgia, the Fulton County District Attorney is investigating whether Mr. Trump interfered in the 2020 election, and at the federal level, a special counsel is scrutinizing Mr. Trump’s effort to overturn the election results, as well as his handling of classified documents.
> The Manhattan inquiry, which has spanned nearly five years, centers on a $130,000 payment to the porn star, Stormy Daniels, in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign. The payment was made by Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump’s former fixer, who was later reimbursed by Mr. Trump from the White House. Mr. Cohen is expected to testify in front of the grand jury, but has not yet done so.
> The district attorney’s office has already questioned at least six other people before the grand jury, according to several other people with knowledge of the inquiry.
> Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors have not finished the grand jury presentation and he could still decide against seeking an indictment.
> Mr. Trump has previously said that the prosecutors are engaged in a “witch hunt” against him that began before he became president, and has called Mr. Bragg, a Democrat who is Black, a politically motivated “racist.”
> A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office declined to comment.
Therealdirtyburdie t1_jbljay4 wrote
Eric Adams, the swagger man with no plan and a pimp bishop match made in heaven. What a joke lol
Therealdirtyburdie t1_jblj464 wrote
The swagger man with no plan Eric Adams and a pimp bishop match, made in heaven
atheros t1_jblhdai wrote
Reply to comment by Defiant-Sentence-303 in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
I did.
I am well aware that they have fires and explode. Did my comment imply otherwise? It did not.
To answer your question, I think that if one e-bike-sized battery explodes three feet from other batteries then the fire has a very low probability of spreading directly to the other batteries. This is because the outside of these batteries are much less flammable than combustible substances like wood. I doubt that there is a single instance of one e-bike directly igniting another e-bike without the fire first spreading to the surrounding structure.
EDIT: I see that you edited your comment and added the sentence: "This is why newer buildings are moving towards fireproof bike rooms". You see that that contradicts the rest of your comment and supports mine, right?
bklyn1977 t1_jblh1we wrote
Reply to comment by 139_LENOX in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx
Community Board meetings are full of working professionals. You seem to be making massive assumptions about something you never participated in. You should attend your own. They run late and are probably all online at this point.
mallgoethe t1_jblgoff wrote
post-modernity won't be punished, post-modernity is the punihsment
Jolly_Independence70 t1_jbmknho wrote
Reply to comment by TrustmeIamPerfect in With an absentee corporate landlord, Upper Manhattan tenants unite to demand repairs by natekrinsky
Please email trihilltenants at gmail dot com
Send your building address, problems you and neighbors have experienced, as well as what's been tried to address those problems. Happy to work together!